Edge of Sports Radio

Welcome to the Edge of Sports Radio with Dave Zirin, where sports and politics collide. Edge of Sports Radio is broadcast on XM Channel 167 Saturday at 12 noon/9 am PT and is repeated Sunday at 2 pm/11 am PT. Contact edgeofsports@gmail.com if you have any questions.

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Episodes:

06/26/09 - Episode 68: BOOM! Whatta show. We welcome David Steele – one of the great sports commentators in the bizz – we do our draft wrap up with Cub and Ari, we relaunch the segment ASK A SPORTS SOCIOLOGIST and we give teh Just Speak Up Award to the late great Steven Wells.

Episode 68 - Segment 1 - We remember Michael Jackson and discuss if MJ was an athlete, who would he be?
Episode 68 - Segment 2 - We break down the draft with David Steele, Cub, and Ari
Episode 68 - Segment 3 - We welcome Sports Sociologist Peter Kaufman to discuss his piece called 'Boos, Bans, and Other Backlash: The Consequences of Being an Activist Athlete'.
Episode 68 - Segment 4 - We present the late great Steven Wells with the first ever posthumous 'Just Speak Up!' award.

06/19/09 - Episode 67: Boom! David Aldridge from TNT is in the HOUSE. We also speak to Cub and Ari to celebrate my favorite time of year: NBA DRAFT TIME!

Episode 67 - Segment 1 - We speak about the situation in Iran and the difference between soccer riots and the protests throughout the country.
Episode 67 - Segment 2 - We welcome TNT NBA Analyst David Aldridge to wrap up the NBA season looking ahead to the draft.
Episode 67 - Segment 3 - We welcome Cub Buenning and Ari Bykofsky to debate the NBA Draft.

06/12/09 - Episode 66: We have from the world of AOL Sports' and Around the Horn's own Kevin Blackistone in the house. We also have Charles "Modi" Modiano from Sports on My Mind. Sharp talk.

Episode 66 - Segment 1 - We welcome AOL Fan House columnist, frequent contributor to Around the Horn on ESPN, and the Shirley Povich chair at the University of Maryland, Kevin Blackistone, to discuss the NBA Finals and other current sports issues. Read his latest article here.
Episode 66 - Segment 2 - We have Charles Modiano of Sports On My Mind in studio.
Episode 66 - Segment 3 - We continue our conversation with Charles Modiano of Sports on My Mind

06/05/09 - Episode 65: Unreal. We speak to track and field legend Dr. Edwin Moses. We also speak to Denis McGlynn, a leader of the battle to legalize gambling in Delaware. And we have IN STUDIO, from the Institute for Policy Studies, Dedrick Muhammad.

Episode 65 - Segment 1 - INTRO: We talk about the infamous non-handshake of Lebron James.
Episode 65 - Segment 2 - We speak to track and field legend Dr.Edwin Moses. Remarkable stuff.
Episode 65 - Segment 3 - We welcome Dover Motorsports CEO Dennis McGlynn to discuss his fight against the NFL for legalized gambling in Delaware.
Episode 65 - Segment 4 - Edge of Sports Segment 4: We talks MMA with Dedrick Muhammad of the Institute of Policy Studies.

05/22/09 - Episode 63: Two words: Chuck D. Slimm Goines and Dave Z break it down with the Rhythm, the Rebel.

Episode 63 – Segment 1 - INTRO: We kick off the show with a scintillating political sports analogy which you won't find on your SAT...yet.
Episode 63 – Segment 2 - We welcome the Hard Rhymer himself, Chuck D to the program.
Episode 63 – Segment 3 - We welcome DK Wilson of the popular website Sports on My Mind

05/15/09 - Episode 62: Let’s talk some roids as we speak to MLB All Star and former Roger Clemens teammate Morgan Ensberg and we speak to Michael O’Keeffe one of the authors of American Icon.

Episode 62 – Segment 1 - INTRO: Dave Zirin is joined by Ivy Armstrong to break down the week that was.
Episode 62 – Segment 2 - Morgan Ensberg on Roger Clemens and PEDs. We welcome 10 year MLB veteran Morgan Ensberg to the program.
Episode 62 – Segment 3 - We welcome Michael O'Keeffe, one of the authors of American Icon, The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America's Pasttime.
Episode 62 – Segment 4 - We end by giving out this weeks Just Speak Up award….

05/08/09 - Episode 61: Boom! LIVE talking prison policy with JIM BROWN. We also speak to NFL draft expert David Savolaine! And we are joined by Slimm Goines aka Damian Smith.

Episode 61 – Segment 1 - INTRO: Dave Zirin is joined by Damian Smith aka Slimm Goines and prep to talk to Jim BROWN.
Episode 61 – Segment 2 - Talking to Jim Brown! We welcome icon Jim Brown back to the program to talk about his work and philosophy behind Amer-I-Can and the US prison problem..
Episode 61 – Segment 3 - We welcome NFL Draft Blitz columnist Dave Savolaine.
Episode 61– Segment 4 - We end by giving out this weeks Just Speak Up award….

05/01/09 - Episode 60: We are LIVE: Harry Edwards! Nate Mills! And MORE collisions of sports and politics

Episode 60 – Segment 1 - INTRO: Dave Zirin kicks off this week's show!
Episode 60 – Segment 2 - We welcome the author of Sociology of Sport, prolific teacher, and the mastermind behind the Olympic Project for Human Rights, Dr. Harry Edwards to reflect on 1968 providing lessons for society today.
Episode 60 – Segment 3 - We speak with Olympism Project founder and former Olympian Nathanial Mills.
Episode 60 – Segment 4 - We CLOSE with what we learned from Dr. Harry Edwards.

04/24/09 - Episode 59: LIVE AND DIRECT! We talk again to Etan Thomas of the Washington Wizards, SUGAR writer/director/producer team Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, Dr. Mary Jo Kane, and Hooked on Hoops author Kevin McNutt.

Episode 59 – Segment 1 - We kick off this week's LIVE show on Sirius XM Sports Nation, Sirius 122 and XM 143 with poet, activist, NBA center for the Washington Wizards, and author of 'More than an Athlete', Etan Thomas to discuss his visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital in Washington, DC
Episode 59 – Segment 2 - We interview Sugar co-directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden discuss their film about the baseball academies in the Dominican Republic which just so happened to be inspired by Dave Zirin's column in The Nation.
Episode 59 – Segment 3 - We welcome Dr. Mary Jo Kane, Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota, to discuss women and sports on the regular segment, Ask a Sports Sociologist.
Episode 59 – Segment 4 - We welcome Hooked on Hoops, Understanding Black Youth's Blind Devotion to Basketball author Kevin McNutt into the studio as the Just Speak Up award of the week.

04/17/09 - Episode 58: WE ARE LIVE! Yes, Edge of Sports Radio now has Coach K’s old spot on Sirius XM Sports Nation, Sirius 122 and XM 143. We speak to Etan Thomas in studio, we speak to Scoop Jackson, and we bring it all home with our Just Speak Up Award.

Episode 58 - Segment 1 - We explain what the show is all about where sports and politics collide as the show debuts on Sirius XM Sports Nation, Sirius 122 and XM 143.
Episode 58 - Segment 2 - We welcome NBA center with the Washington Wizards, poet, activist, and author of 'More than an Athlete', Etan Thomas into the studio to discuss the game of basketball and the game of politics.
Episode 58 - Segment 3 - We welcome ESPN.com Page 2 columnist Scoop Jackson to the program with NBA center and politival activist Etan Thomas in studio.
Episode 58 - Segment 4 - We wrap up the live show announcing the first ever Etan Thomas Just Speak Up Award accompanied by Etan Thomas himself, Ari Bykofsky, and Pete Koury.

04/03/09 - Episode 57: Two words: Childhood chum. Edge of Sports radio welcomes my best bud from high school Arya Shirazi to the show. We also speak to the author of Five Ring Circus, Dr. Christopher Shaw and Bob Quellos to speak about their work with No Games Chicago, and a dynamic protest they pulled off in Chi-town.

Episode 57 – Segment 1 - Edge of Sports recaps our unspeakably horrible picks in the NCAA Tournament and we talk about the sanctity or lack-thereof - oc the college contract.
Episode 57 – Segment 2 - I put my childhood chum Ary on the 'Sponsor to be Names Later' Hot Seat.
Episode 57 – Segment 3 - Edge of Sports welcomes author of Five Ring Circus, Dr. Christopher Shaw and Bob Quellos to speak about their work with No Games Chicago, and specifically, a recent protest they organized in Chicago.

03/21/09 - Episode 56: So sorry this is late in posting but at least you can hear all my unspeakably terrible tourney picks for March Madness. It’s frightening. This is also the show after we were taken off of Sirius/XM. We aren’t posting segment 1 because we have made nice-nice with all concerned. If I get fired I'll post it far and wide.

Episode 56 – Segment 2 - We welcome former Brown University basketball player and current SLAM Magazine writer Cub Buenning to breakdown the NCAA Tournament. Read his work online at SLAMonline.com.
Episode 56 – Segment 3 - We welcome DK Wilson from SportsOnMyMind.com to discuss an issue others just don’t want to discuss.

03/14/09 - Episode 55: Ladies and Gentlemen, we have ourselves the Legends Show. This week we interview Major League Baseball’s all time leader in hits, Peter Rose and the NBA’s all time leading scorer Kareem Abdul Jabbar. We also speak to Dedrick Muhammad from the Institute for Policy Studies, and an aficionado in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. It’s an epic show: one for the ages. Listen and enjoy.

Episode 55 -- Segment 1 - We welcome Dedrick Mohammed of the Institute for Policy Studies to kick off the LEGENDS show. Read his work at ExtremeInequality.org and www.IPS-DC.org.
Episode 55 -- Segment 2 - We speak with Pete Rose, the Major League Baseball hits leader, about Alex Rodriguez, Bud Selig, and the game of baseball today.
Episode 55-- Segment 3 - We continue the LEGENDS edition of Edge of Sports Radio to speak with Kareem Abdul Jabbar about Barack Obama, his goal of coaching in the NBA one day, and about his project Hoop IQ. Learn about it here.

03/07/09 - Episode 54: This is a week to remember. Two of the sharpest minds in the game: Simon Kuper, sports writer of the Guardian and Adrian Burgos, University of Illinois professor, come on the show to talk about everything from the Dominican baseball scandal to the world cup coming to South Africa. And we are joined in studio by the man himself, Harper CARON.

Episode 54 -- Segment 1 - Jason Moore, Harper Caron, and Dave Z discuss the week's political sports issues: mainly a man named TO.
Episode 54 -- Segment 2 - We welcome the author of Soccer Against the Enemy and sports columnist for The Financial Times, Simon Kuper to talk about the game of soccer from a socioeconomic perspective. Keep an eye out for his forthcoming published work, Soccernomics.
Episode 54-- Segment 3 - We talk to University of Illinois associate professor Adrian Burgos about the accessibility of performance enhancing drugs in the Dominican Republic and the controversial role of talent scouts known as buscones.

02/28/09 - Episode 53: The sports world shook this past week when UConn coach Jim Calhoun upbraided a journalist who had the temerity to ask him whether he should be the highest paid state employee of Connecticut. We speak to the target of Calhoun's ire, reporter Ken Krayeske. We also talk to Sportsonmymind's DK Wilson, not to mention Jason Moore and Jason Sands.

Episode 53 -- Segment 1 - Raw Poetic, Jason Moore, and Dave Z discuss the week's political sports issues.
Episode 53 -- Segment 2 - We interview freelance writer Ken Krayeske about his infamous confrontation with UCONN head basketball coach Jim Calhoun during a press conference.
Episode 53-- Segment 3 - We check in with DK Wilson from SportsonmyMind.com to discuss the month that was. Also, J. Sands of Lone Catalysts shows Steel City some love.

02/21/09 - Episode 52: Time to get the sports story from behind the camera. We talk to Larry Greenblatt, from Viewpoint studios. This man has filmed every athlete of note in the last two decades and we get the stories from behind the camera. We alsointerview Ben Osborne and Lang Whitaker of Slam Magazine about All-Star weekend.

Episode 52 -- Segment 1 - We welcome camera man extraordinaire, Larry Greenblatt into the studio to reflect on his experiences from behind the lenses.
Episode 52 -- Segment 2 - We grill Larry Greenblatt on his best and worst experiences filming famous people and famous events.
Episode 52-- Segment 3 - We interview Ben Osborne and Lang Whitaker of Slam Magazine about All-Star weekend.

02/14/09 - Episode 51: This is what we call a newsmakers show. Alongside Jeremiah Tittle and Raw Poetic Jason Moore, we speak to UFC star Jeff "The Snowman" Monson, who is facing prison time for allegedly spray painting revolutionary graffiti on a government building. We also speak to Bob Quellos to discuss his efforts to leep the Olympics out of his hometown of Chicago.

Episode 51 -- Segment 1 - We talk Barry Bonds, performance enhancing drugs and weight loss with Raw Poetic himself, Jason Moore.
Episode 51 -- Segment 2 - We talk to UFC's and Mixed Martial Arts expert Jeff Monson about his recent issues with the law following his interview with ESPN the Magazine.
Episode 51-- Segment 3 - We welcome Bob Quellos to the program to discuss his efforts to keep the Olympics from coming to his hometown of Chicago. Jeremiah Tittle dishes out another edition of What the World is Watching.

02/07/09 - Episode 50: Like a Michael Phelps bong hit, this show has endless reserves of smoke. We welcome hip hop/radio impresario Jason Moore into the HOUSE. We speak to Washington Post columnist Sally Jenkins about her stiletto sharp column about Mr. Phelps. We also talk Super Bowl with Big Daddy Drew, himself, Drew Magary, from the NFL comedy site Kissing Suzy Kolber.

Episode 50 -- Segment 1 - The HOT SEAT with Jason Moore. We also talk about the week that was with Mr. Moore.
Episode 50 -- Segment 2 - We talk to Sally Jenkins We welcome acclaimed sports author and Washington Post columnist Sally Jenkins to discuss Michael Phelps' unfortunate candid photo.
Episode 50-- Segment 3 - Big Daddy Drew and Michele Bollinger (sigh).
We speak with the author of Men With Balls and Kissing Suzy Kolber columnist Drew Magary to the program. Also, a surprise 50th show visit by Dave's wife Michelle Bollinger finds Dave on the hot seat struggling to answer questions about his relationship.

01/31/09 - Episode 49: It's SUPER BOWL WEEKEND! And we're talking to ESPN's own Sal Paolantonio. We are going to see if Sal's book How Football Explains America can explain this wacky Arizona Pittsburgh Super Bowl in advance of the game. We are also joined in studio by Charles "Modi" Modiano to discuss the Recession Bowl and Bonds.

Episode 49 -- Segment 1 - Talking Sports and Politics live in studio with the day's co host Charles "Modi" Modiano of the great website Sports on my Mind.
Episode 49 -- Segment 2 - Sal Paolantonio LIVE from Tampa We welcome ESPN NFL Reporter Sal Paolantonio LIVE from Tampa, FL, the site of the Super Bowl XLIII, to apply the theorems he introduced in his book How Football Explains America to the biggest cultural sporting event of the year.
Episode 49-- Segment 3 - Mike Tillery on everything and Modi on Bonds. We welcome Mike Tillery of TheStartingFive.net to the program. And Charles 'Modi' Modiano dishes the latest on Barry Bonds' struggle with the law.

01/24/09 - Episode 48: This WHOLE SHOW is an interview with the legendary pro wrestler Diamond Dallas Page. We talk about the Mickey Rourke flick the Wrestler and DDP's harrowing and redemptive journey in wrestling alongside Lex Luger. You will also hear me announce that we are interviewing Pat Griffin on LGBT issues in sport. That was the previous week. Apologies for any confusion. Enjoy DDP. He is one of a kind.

Episode 48 -- Segment 1 - The post-inauguration sporting landscape with "Slimm Goines" Damian Smith. Damian and I saw the Wrestler, and we are gearing up to interview one of our heroes. Bang.
Episode 48 -- Segment 2 - Diamond. Dallas. Page.
Episode 48-- Segment 3 - DDP Part II. What can I say? The man just does not stop talking. We get more goodies from DDP, including how yoga changed his life, and why everyone thinks of him as a "Teddy Bear with Tattoos."

01/17/09 - Episode 47: The story of the week is the NFL playoffs. We speak to lead Baltimore Sun sports columnist David Steele, on his way to cover the Baltimore Ravens/Pittsburgh Steelers slug fest. We also speak to Prof. Pat Griffin, author of Strong Women, Deep Closets: Lesbians and Homophobia in Sport about It Takes a Team campaign against homophobia in sport.

Episode 47 -- Segment 1 - Talking smack with Damian Smith, Ari B, and Jeremiah. We go "around the horn" (G-d help me) and talk about everything from the NFL playoffs to the effect of deindustrialization on football fans.
Episode 47 -- Segment 2 - David Steele of the Baltimore Sun. We welcome Baltimore Sun columnist David Steele about the Baltimore Raven's playoff run and athletes' interest in Obama's Inauguration.
Episode 47 -- Segment 3 - Professor Pat Griffin talks homophobia in sports We welcome Professor Emeritus of Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Pat Griffin to discuss her campaign It Takes A Team! Education Campaign for LGBT Issues in Sport. Get her book Strong Women, Deep Closets: Lesbians and Homophobia in Sport. Also, another edition of What the World is Watching examines the assassination of a whistleblower in South Africa allegedly related to World Cup 2010.

01/10/09 - Episode 46: Mike Shanahan has left the Broncos. And we at Edge of Sports are here to speak to the man himself, Stefan Fatsis. Fatsis is the "immersion journalist" who experienced an entire Broncos training camp as a kicker and wrote the book A few Seconds of Panic. And along with us for the show, Harper and Ronald Caron. Harper sacked Peyton Manning in high school, and that is just the beginning.

Episode 46 -- Segment 1 - Opening up with Harper and Ron Caron.
Episode 46 -- Segment 2 - Let's get into all issues New Orleans and sporting with Harper and Ron for the first ever Father/Son hot seat.
We continue cu-cutting up with Harper and Ron Caron before they bravely take a seat on the 'Sponsor to be Named Later' Hot Seat.
Episode 46 -- Segment 3 - Talkin' Shanahan with Stefan Fatsis.Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes best-selling author Stefan Fatsis to discuss the firing of Denver Broncos head football coach Mike Shanahan. Shanahan allowed Fatsis to practice and train with the Broncos kicking team as part of research for the book A Few Seconds of Panic.

01/03/09 - Episode 45: Finally at long last! We bring together Chicago Sam and Boston Pete! The two most navel gazing sports cities in the world come together… but Chicago Sam doesn't get away without experiencing the Hot Seat. We also speak to Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim about Mixed Martial Arts and his new book Blood in the Cage.

Episode 45 -- Segment 1 - We start with the host chat with Sam Edelstein, Boston Pete, and J Sands.
Episode 45 -- Segment 2 - Talking Mixed Martial Arts with Sports Illustrated's own Jon Wertheim. We welcome Sports Illustrated writer Jon Wertheim to discuss his book Blood in the Cage about Mixed Martial Arts. Buy that book or his forthcoming Strokes of Genius here.
Episode 45 -- Segment 3 - We leave by putting Chicago Sam on the Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin is joined by J Sands, and they put Sam Edelstein on the 'sponsor to be names later' hot seat.

12/27/08 - Episode 44: Too much fun for one show, We get hip hop impresario J Sands - also the host of Sands on Sports - to ride shotgun with us through out the show. We also conduct a very special interview with Dr. Grant Farred and discuss the world of Liverpool soccer. He is the author of the book Long Distance Love.

Episode 44 -- Segment 1 - We are joined by J Sands of Sands on Sports and Boston Pete for this week's host chat.
Episode 44 -- Segment 2 - Our main interview with Dr. Grant Farred. Edge of Sports Radio host welcomes Dr. Grant Farred author of Long Distance Love: A Passion for Football.
Episode 44 -- Segment 3 - J Sands on the host seat! J Sands jumps on the 'sponsor to be named later' hot seat with Dave Zirin on Edge of Sports Radio.

12/20/08 - Episode 43: This is an epic show. We speak with future NBA Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning. We talk to the head of the Black Coaches Association, Floyd Keith, and we interview football historian Gary Andrew Poole on the life of Slingin' Sammy Baugh. Yes, all on one show. Boom.

Episode 43 -- Segment 1 - We speak with Black Coaches Association president Floyd Keith. We welcome Ari Bykofsky into the host chat session and we speak to Black Coaches Association executive director Floyd Keith talks about the lack of minority coaches in college football and his plans to change this.
Episode 43 -- Segment 2 - Our interview with Alonzo Mourning We welcome NBA great Alonzo Mourning to discuss his life, struggle, support of Barack Obama, community activism, and athletic career. Get his book Resiliance here.
Episode 43-- Segment 3 - Football historian Gary Andrew Poole on the life of Slingin' Sammy Baugh We interview Gary Poole about the life of Hall of Fame Redskin Sammy Baugh. Read his work here. Also, a holiday wrap or kosher goose springroll on second to last show of the year.

12/13/08 - Episode 42: We are BACK with a killer show. We speak to former USC assistant coach Johnny Lopes. It's a story that transcends sports. We also speak to DK Wilson about the month that was and we visit Ari B in the Lion's Den. And through it all, we are joined by "Boston Pete."

Episode 42 -- Segment 1 - Meet Boston Pete and breaking it down with former USC football assistant Johnny Lopes. We puts Boston Pete on the yet-to-be sponsored Hot Seat. Also, We the former defensive coordinator for the University of Southern California football team, Johnny Lopes to tell his story.
Episode 42 -- Segment 2 - The month that was with DK Wilson We welcome back to the program to play Story, Not a Story on November's sports issues. Read his column here.
Episode 42 -- Segment 3 - The Lion's Den with Ari B We travel back Into the Lion's Den with Ari Bykofsky.

11/29/08 - Episode 41: Yes, it's the Turkey Day Michele Bollinger show. Jeremiah and Dave Z kick it with the Yano-man, Dave's in law. We also speak with Mike "Mizzo" Tillery from The Starting Five.

Episode 41 -- Segment 1 - Welcoming the fam.
We talk some serious Thanksgiving turkey smack with brother-in-law Jason Yan in studio for the first Thanksgiving edition of the program.
Episode 41 -- Segment 2 - Mike "Mizzo" Tillery.
We welcome Mike Tillery of The Starting Five to talk about his Thanksgiving covering Donovan McNabb's knock out performance following a week in which Andy Reid benched him for the first time ever.
Episode 41 -- Segment 3 - We call the makers of our Thanksgiving dinner to try and assess whether cooking is in fact a sport.

11/22/08 - Episode 40: It's Mark Cuban, Obama week on the Edge of Sports. Mark Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks Owner, is in some serious hot water with the SEC. But most other folks are feeling ...what's the word... hopeful in the wake of Obama's victory. We cover both with deadspin.com founder Will Leitch and Charles Modiano.

Episode 40 -- Segment 1 - Host Chat with Jeremiah Tittle on Mark Cuban and the Obama aftermath
Episode 40 -- Segment 2 - We talk to Will Leitch, the man who did the ultimate Cuban interview.
Episode 40 -- Segment 3 - Speaking with Charles "Modi" Modiano.

11/15/08 - Episode 39: This week we speak to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio about his new book How Football Explains America. We also talk with Jim Thompson from the Positive Coaching Alliance. And we do it all with Sarah Braunstein from Sports Illustrated for Kids riding shotgun.

Episode 39 -- Segment 1 - Host Chat with Sarah Braunstein
Episode 39 -- Segment 2 - Pallin' around with Sal Paolantonio
Episode 39 -- Segment 3 - Jim Thompson seeks to improve youth sports

11/08/08 - Episode 38: Obama, Obama, Oh My. This week we speak to New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, Jemele Hill of espn.com, Cincinnati Sports Radio talk host Nathan Ive, and sports on my mind's DK Wilson, all about their reaction to the news that a land built on slavery elected a black president. Somewhere (Havana) Tupac smiles.

Episode 38 -- Segment 1 - We kick off the show with Damian "Slimm" Smith and speak on Barack Obama's win at the polls as seen through the sports lens.
Episode 38 -- Segment 2 - We welcome New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita to discuss his thoughts on Barack Obama's victorious presidential campaign. He gives us some serious flavor on the feel in the Big Easy.
Episode 38-- Segment 3 - Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin asks ESPN.com Page 2 columnist Jemele Hill about Barack Obama's victory. Cincinnati Sports Radio talk host Nathan Ive makes good on his promise to recap the election results in Ohio. DK Wilson from www.SportsOnMyMind.com wraps the month that was. Lamont Germany provides another 2 Minute Warning.

11/01/08 - On Episode 37, we take it to the next level. After we "host chat" it up about the end of the World Series, we speak to Sports Illustrated's Jack McCallum, the finest basketball writer in these United States. We also talk to former Pro Football Player and Professor Michael Oriard about why football is so beloved. And we follow up with Nathan Ive about the voting scene on the ground in early voting in Ohio.

Episode 37 -- Segment 1 - Host chat: We speak about the World Series featuring the Phillies, a team of destiny.
Episode 37 -- Segment 2 - We welcome Sports Illustrated senior writer and author Jack McCallum to discuss the 2008-09 NBA Season and athletes taking an interest in the Presidential Election.
Episode 37 -- Segment 3 - We speak with Professor of English and Associate Dean of Oregon State University's College of Liberal Arts Michael Oriard about Obama's brother-in-law who coaches basketball for OSU and how football solidified itself as America's game. Check out his books here. Cincinnati Radio Show host Nathan Ive provides political analysis from the ground on which way Ohio will vote. Another edition of Tales From the Road follows Dave as he speaks at three historically black colleges. Get his book here.

10/25/08 - Episode 36! This week we blow the lid off the "Merritocracy" -- the way that "Merritt" Paulson, the son of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, is trying to fleece the city of Portland for a publicly funded stadium. The nerve of the Paulsons! What cheek! We speak to former pro soccer player and Portland professor Jules Boykoff. We also speak to a true bad-ass radio man, Nathan Ive about the scene in Cincinnati and we return to the segment: Tales from the ROAD!!!

Episode 36 -- Segment 1 - Host chat: We speak about the World Series featuring the Phillies, a team of destiny.
Episode 36 -- Segment 2 - Edge of Sports Radio welcomes former pro soccer player Dr. Jules Boykoff to talk about Henry Paulson and son's abuse of tax payer dollars in their attempt to build a new soccer stadium in Portland, Oregon.
Episode 36 -- Segment 3 - Time for a true baller, and nemesis to all Sucker Mcs: Cincinnati talk radio host Nathan Ive to discuss sports and politics issues of Cincinnati and beyond the swing state of Ohio. Also, another edition of Tales from the Road features Dave's analysis of the Pacific Northwest. Also, an alter ego of Ari B emerges. His name is Flush Skidmark, and he's somehow more appealing than Bizzaro Flush AKA Rush Limbaugh.

10/18/08 - Episode 35! Here is the show that we dedicate to Philadelphia sports, and their brutally funny -- and at times just plain brutal -- fans. We also talk to Jeff "the Snowman" Monson, the Ultimate Fighter with a taste for peace and social justice. We also speak to Philly Daily News columnist Will Bunch. And we continue with our segment, TALES FROM THE ROAD!

Episode 35 -- Segment 1 - Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes Ari B, Damian Smith, and Jeremiah Tittle into the studio to rap about our favorite Philly sports memories.
Episode 35 -- Segment 2 - UFC fighter Jeff Monson protests war and social injustice before, during, and after delivering beatdowns in the ring.
Episode 35 -- Segment 3 - Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes Philadelphia Daily News reporter Will Bunch to criticize the choice of Sarah Palin to drop the puck on the NHL season. Pre-order his book Tear Down This Myth attacking the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Also, another edition of Tales from the Road in which Dave attempts to feed his family by selling his book A People's History of Sports in the United States by singing bad karaoke.

10/11/08 - Episode 34! Double BOOM! This week on Edge of Sports Radio, we speak about the sporting world of Sarah Palin. We also interview former NFL running back Chuck Muncie. We also speak to Tricia Tocco, from the International Labor Rights Forum to discuss how child labor is being used to make soccer balls.

Episode 34 -- Segment 1 - We speak about the sporting ilife of Gov. Sarah Palin of being the only beauty contestest not interested in world peace.
Episode 34 -- Segment 2 - We talk to former NFL running back Chuck Muncie to talk about identity theft, his efforts to assist adolescents in need, and the socio-political state of our country today.
Episode 34-- Segment 3 - We welcome Trina Toko from the International Labor Rights Forum to discuss how child labor is being used to make soccer balls.

10/04/08 - Episode 33! Boom! This week we talk about Al Davis, we talk to Rick Pitino, and we learn about the movement against the Winter Olympics in Vancouver with Chris Shaw. We also speak to Ari B in the Lion's Den, we hang with DK Wilson about the month that was, and go through What the World is Watching with Jeremiah Tittle.

Episode 33 -- Segment 1 - We examine the public debacle of Raiders owner Al Davis' open letter to the now former head coach Lane Kiffin.
Episode 33 -- Segment 2 - We welcome future Hall of Fame basketball coach currently leading the Louisville Cardinals Rick Pitino to discuss his new book Rebound Rules 2.0. Also, the founding member and lead spokesperson for the No Games 2010 Coalition, Chris Shaw tells the IOC to keep their hands off Vancouver.
Episode 33 -- Segment 3 - Time for the Lion's Den with Ari B. DK Wilson talking about the month that was, 2-Minute Warning with Lamont Germany, and we ask what the world is watching with Jeremiah Tittle.

09/27/08 - Episode 32! You would need Bruce Lee to chop this show up. We go through the pained ugliness around the construction of the new Yankee Stadium, and we finish part two of our interview with Kermit Washington. We speak with NY Giant David Tyree and Kissing Suzy Kolber's Big Daddy Drew, Drew Magary.

Episode 32 -- Segment 1 - We expose the injustices associated with the public funding of the private endeavor of building the new Yankee Stadium.
Episode 32 -- Segment 2 - A must listen! Part two of our interview with Kermit Washington
Episode 32 -- Segment 3 - We talk to NY Giant David Tyree and Kissing Suzy Kolber's Big Daddy Drew, Drew Magary.

09/20/08 - Episode 31! We shout to the heavens: "LEAVE JOSH HOWARD ALONE!" We also speak with former NBA all-star Kermit Washington about his forthcoming hunger strike. And we hear stories that will put your teeth on edge from Jeff Pearlman, author of the new book Boys will be Boys.

Episode 31 -- Segment 1 - We go through all the paces on the scandal of Josh Howard and his statement to a cell phone camera that he doesn't stand for the national anthem.
Episode 31 -- Segment 2 - It's always a treat to speak with Kermit Washington. And now he is about to enter upon a hunger strike.
Episode 31 -- Segment 3 - Let's talk about those Cowboys: ESPN.com writer Jeff Pearlman speaks out on his book Boys will be Boys.

09/13/08 - Episode 30! Who new?!? Amidst an economy gone mad, this week's show is steady as John McCain in a casino. We talk to ESPN's own Jeremy Schaap about his experiences in Beijing covering the Olympics. We speak with the NY Daily News' own Michael O'Keeffe. And we go through what sports are aligned with what politics.

Episode 30 -- Segment 1 - Alongside Jeremiah Tittle, Damian "Slimm" Smith, and Ari B, we go through sport by sport and try to ally a political system to each one. (Is basketball Republican? Democrat? Fascist? Chavizmo?!?)
Episode 30 -- Segment 2 - Talking with Jeremy "Shaft" Schaap for a unique view of the Beijing Olympics! We compare the Beijing games to the 1936 games in Hitler's Berlin, the topic of Schaap's book Triumph.
Episode 30 -- Segment 3 - Michael O'Keeffe, a true nose to the grindstone sports reporter on New York City sports, stadium skullduggery, and his brilliant book The Card.

09/06/08 - BOOM! Episode 29. The finest show we've done. In studio, in addition to Jeremiah Tittle on the wheels of steel, we had the Mean Mark Walsh, and the Don, Rob Scavone. We also spoke with Washington Wizards forward Etan Thomas, who just returned from the DNC in Denver and we spoke with SLAM magazine War Chief, Ben Osborne

Episode 29 -- Segment 1 - Chopping it up like Sammo Hung with Jeremiah, Mark Walsh and Rob Scavone.
Episode 29 -- Segment 2 - Talking with Etan Thomas about his experiences at the DNC.
Episode 29 -- Segment 3 - Breaking down the international hoop scene with Ben Osborne of SLAM.

08/30/08 - BOOM! Episode 28, Today we do one last Olympic round up and welcome back Ari B to help us chop it up. We also speak to Dave Meggyesy, former NFL player and retired head of the NFL Players Association about the passing of his close friend Gene Upshaw. We also speak to one of our favorites, ESPN.com columnist Scoop Jackson about the Democratic Convention and his view from Chicago.

Episode 28 -- Segment 1 - We talk to Ari B for an ultimate Olympic wrap up.
Episode 28 -- Segment 2 - Dave Meggyesy, on the passing of his friend, Gene Upshaw.
Episode 28 -- Segment 3 - Scoop Jackson on All Things Obama

08/23/08 - BOOM! Episode 27, this episode is sweeter and thicker than a Chiko Stick. We talk about the cools and uncools of Olympic sports. We also talk to Stefan Fatsis, the immersion journalist and author of A Few Seconds of Panic. And we talk to Jennifer Wedekind of the Multinational Monitor talk about corporate corruption and the games.

Episode 27 -- Segment 1 - We rate the Olympic sports on the spectrum of cool.
Episode 27 -- Segment 2 - We talk to immersion journalist Stefan Fatsis in studio to discuss the research he conducted after joining the Denver Broncos kicking team in order to write A Few Seconds of Panic. Buy it at http://www.stefanfatsis.com/books/panic/.
Episode 27 -- Segment 3 - We talk with Jennifer Wedekind of the Multinational Monitor about the corporate sponsors which control the presentation of the Beijing Games around the world.

08/16/08 - On Episode 26, we focus firmly on the Beijing games. We talk to Cesar Maxit, a direct action protester arrested in Beijing. We talk to legendary track coach Ron Davis, who in addition to years coaching in Africa, was part of the team that led the 1968 Speed City squad at San Jose State. And we continue our segment ASK A SPORTS SOCIOLOGIST with Prof. Mike Messner.

Episode 26 -- Segment 1 - We welcome Cesar Maxit into the studio to discuss his detainment in Beijing for protesting the Chinese government for their human rights violations against Tibet. Learn more about his efforts here.
Episode 26 -- Segment 2 - Here we speak to champion cross country runner, the 1968 college track coach at San Jose State, the Nigeria National Track Coach coaching in Africa for 17 years including his role as the Attache for South Africa in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Episode 26 -- Segment 3 - It's time for "ask a sports sociologist" with the great Mike Messner.

08/09/08 - Episode 25 sees us welcome NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown. We also speak to former NBA All-Star Purvis Short and we inaugurate our segment Ask a Sports Sociologist with Dr. Cheryl Cooky.

Episode 25 -- Segment 1 - We kick it off by welcoming Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown to discuss his infiltration into gang culture, his work with Amer-I-Can, and his belief in social activism.
Episode 25 -- Segment 2 - We speak to the great Purvis Short to discuss his work as the Director of the NBA Player's Association's Department of Players Programs and a basketball camp like no others.
Episode 25 -- Segment 3 - Ask a Sports Sociologist welcoming Professor Cheryl Cooky, PhD from the University of California at Fullerton to discuss publicly funded sports programs for women.

08/02/08 - On Episode 24, we fricassee and dissect that blowhard Jonah Goldberg in our new segment "Braying Ass of the Week." We also interview New York Football Giant great George Martin about his remarkable 3,000 walk across the country and we talk to DK Wilson about the month that was.

Episode 24 -- Segment 1 - Here we dissect the bald-faced lies and errors of "the braying ass" Jonah Goldberg.
Episode 24 -- Segment 2 - I speak to one of my heroes, New York football Giant legend George Martin. Martin walked 3000 miles from New York City to San Diego to raise money over 9/11 first responders.
Episode 24 -- Segment 3 - We look at the month that was with D-Wil himself, Sports on My Mind's own DK Wilson.

07/26/08 - On Episode 23, we take it to the land of Cointelpro and we speak about a recent run-in your faithful host had with the Maryland State Police. We also talk to former Carolina Panther Jason Peter about his journey back from hard core heroin addiction. And we return with our segment JEREMIAH INTERVIEWS DAVE, this time about the global basketball scene .

Episode 23 -- Segment 1 - This is a story that will make your eyelashes curl. We talk about the recent spying scandal involving the MSP and how it entangled innocent little Dave Z.
Episode 23 -- Segment 2 - Ari B steps in from the Lion's Den to speak with Jason Peter.
Episode 23 -- Segment 3 - Let's talk global hoops. Jeremiah interviews Dave with the latest.

07/19/08 - On Episode 22, it's HAMMER TIME! We turn this mutha out with Baltimore Sun sports columnist and author of Silent Gesture: the autobiography of Tommie Smith, David Steele and startingfive.net's Mizzo himself, Mike Tillery.

Episode 22 -- Segment 1 - We open the show with HOST CHAT with Jeremiah Tittle talking about GENERATION KILL and the end of Yankee Stadium.
Episode 22 -- Segment 2 - We talk with the great Baltimore Sun columnist David Steele who wrote the book Silent Gesture along with the legendary Tommie Smith.
Episode 22 -- Segment 3 - Nobody beats the MIZZ!!! And David Steele joins the rumpus!

07/12/08 - On Episode 21, we take the dog days of summer and make 'em bark. We speak to "the voice of Morgan State University" Lamont Germany. We speak with the former public relations director of the Yankees Marty Appel. And we ALMOST interview Mike Tillery from the Starting Five website but INSTEAD we talk to Spring SUPER, make-up artist to the athletes.

Episode 21 -- Segment 1 - We open the show with the "the voice of Morgan State University" Lamont Germany.
Episode 21 -- Segment 2 - We talk to the man who handled public relations during the time when the New York Yankees were known as the Bronx Zoo and the Bronx was burning: Marty APPEL.
Episode 21 -- Segment 3 - We end the show talking to Spring SUPER and also we continue our segment JEREMIAH INTERVIEWS DAVE.

07/05/08 - EPISODE 20: On this July 4th Independence Day, we declare independence from sports radio as usual. This is aspecial week where we take part in an extended interview with NBA vet Kermit Washington and talk about his organization Project Contact Africa. We also speak to DK Wilson of Sports on My Mind. Over all a stellar show number 20. I just can't believe they let us do 19.

Episode 20 - Segment 1 - Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin is joined by Damian Smith and Jeremiah Tittle to discuss the week's events in which sports and politics collide.
Episode 20 - Segment 2 - Former NBA All-Star and current difference-maker explains how easy it is to give to those in need. Join Kermit at Project Contact Africa by clicking here.
Episode 20 - Segment 3 - Sports On My Mind's DK Wilson recaps the sports stories of the month of June. Jeremiah Tittle returns with another edition of What the World is Watching!

06/28/08 - EPISODE 19: On Episode 19, we are mowing down MCs like we're mowing the lawn. We speak with recently suspended ESPN.com columnist Jemele HILL and we talk to MCA himself, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys about his new hoops documentary, Gunnin' for that Number 1 Spot. And we inaugurate a new segment: JEREMIAH INTERVIEWS DAVE.

Episode 19 - Segment 1 - We open the show with Jeremiah Tittle and AriB talking about the fall and fall of Don IMUS.
Episode 19 - Segment 2 - We talk with the inimitable Jemele Hill, OUR FIRST RETURN GUEST and we talk about her suspension from ESPN.
Episode 19 - Segment 3 - We end the show passing the MIC TO YAUCH! And we talk about our new segment: JEREMIAH INTERVIEWS DAVE.

06/21/08 - EPISODE 18: This was a wild week. We speak to Ralph NADER about the NBA referee controversies and his sports campaign leagueoffans.org. We also talk to SLAM Magazine's Major Blood, Lang WHITAKER about the Lakers' spectacular collapse in the finals.

Episode 18 - Segment 1 - To open this edition of Edge of Sports Radio, Dave Zirin welcomes Jeremiah Tittle and Ari Bykofsky to discuss the featured guest Ralph Nader, the death of Tim Russert, and writer Jimele Hill's indefinite suspension from ESPN.
Episode 18 - Segment 2 - Presidential candidate Ralph Nader talks about his love of sports as a young man, his belief that teams should be owned by the fans, and his claim in 2001, that the Kings/Lakers playoff series was fixed by the officials. For more information about the consumer advocate's presidential run, visit www.VoteNader.org.
Episode 18 - Segment 3 - Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin talks about the NBA Finals and Barack Obama with SLAM Magazine writer Lang Whitaker.

06/14/08 - EPISODE 17: We plumb the depths of our own sports and youth trauma (it's funny, I promise). We speak with ESPN the Magazine Senior writer Tom FARREY about his new book Game On that deals with the past, present and future of the way children are used and abused by the world of sports. We also speak with SLAM Magazine War Chief Ben OSBORNE about the Donaghy scandal and the NBA finals.

Episode 17 - Segment 1 - We speak with regulars Jay ROUSE, Damian SMITH and Jeremiah TITTLE about the heights and lows of youth sports
Episode 17 - Segment 2 - We speak with Tom FARREY, the expert on the history of youth sports.
Episode 17 - Segment 3 - We end the show with Ben OSBORNE with the good news and bad news in the NBA.

06/08/08 - EPISODE 16: This week we have PART II of our interview with NBA Union leaderBilly Hunter. Fascinating man, fascinating interview. We also talk to someone I think is absolutely one of the sharpest knives in the box: Dr. Grant Farred, author of Phantom Calls: Race and the Globalization of the NBA. And we also hear What the World is Watching with Jeremiah Tittle.

Episode 16 - Segment 1 - We talk with Ari B, the War Chief of XM about
Episode 16 - Segment 2 - We continue with part II of our interview with
Episode 16 - Segment 3 - We finish the show speaking with Dr. Grant Farred, one of the sharpest authors and thinkers about this wacky collision of sports and politics. And we hear What the World is Watching with Jeremiah Tittle.

06/01/08 - EPISODE 15: This week we really knocked it out. We speak with Delaney Williams who played Sgt. Jay Landsman on the Wire. We also have part I of our interview with NBA Players Association leader Billy Hunter. And lastly, we speak with D-Wil, DK Wilson about the month of May, and a young man named OJ Mayo.

Episode 15 - Segment 1 - We open the show speaking to the great actor and Wire alum, Delaney Williams.
Episode 15 - Segment 2 - We undertake part I of our interview with Billy Hunter.
Episode 15 - Segment 3 - We finish the show speaking with Sports on my Mind's own D-Wil: DK Wilson.

05/24/08 - EPISODE 14: This week we speak at great length with Mary Tillman, mother of former NFL player and tragic casualty of war and cover up, Pat Tillman. She has written a new book called Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman.

Episode 14 - Segment 1 - Opening up the discussion with Jeremiah Tittle on Pat Tillman and a dramatic reading of After Pat's Birthday by Kevin Tillman (read by Michael Goodfriend.)
Episode 14 - Segment 2 - We interview Mary Tillman. She is an absolutely remarkable woman. This needs to be heard.
Episode 14 - Segment 3 - We speak with Rus Bradburd, we hear about Jeremiah's recent trip to Walter Reed hospital, and we inaugurate INSTANT FEEDBACK with Nancy Rodriguez

05/17/08 - EPISODE 13: This week we discuss the ins and outs of Barry Bonds from every possible angle.

Episode 13 - Segment 1 - Opening up the discussion on Barry Bonds as he makes headlines for being indicted and accusing baseball ownership of collusion. Ari Bykofsky & Jeremiah Tittle assist with the discussion
Episode 13 - Segment 2 - ESPN.com columnist and author of Love Me, Hate me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Anti-Hero, Jeff Pearlman, joins Dave Zirin to contribute his viewpoint siding against Bonds's case for collusion.
Episode 13 - Segment 3 - Andrea Lewis and Larry Salomon and the debut of WWW!

05/10/08 - EPISODE 12: we speak with Chicago's ace sports columnist Scoop Jackson, Sports on My Mind's DK Wilson, and Fastbreak Radio's Hanif Omar.

Episode 12 - Segment 1 - OPENER where we enter the Lion's Den with Ari B
Episode 12 - Segment 2 - We speak with CHICAGO's OWN: ESPN's Scoop Jackson
Episode 12 - Segment 3 - We end the show this week speaking with Sports on My Minds DK Wilson (with his monthly segment) and Fastbreak Radio's Hanif Omar

05/03/08 - EPISODE 11: We have a newsbreaker! This week on Edge of Sports Radio we talk to Will Leitch, the founder of Deadspin.com about his blogosphere vs. "respectable sports writing" blow up with Buzz Bissinger on Costas Now. We also speak with

Episode 11 - Segment 1 - Host Chat with Dave Zirin with Jay Rouse & Ari Bykofsky. We lay out what actually went down on Costas Now
Episode 11 - Segment 2 - Will Leitch, Defender of the Blogosphere?!?!
Episode 11 - Segment 3 - Dr. Walter Beach III Part 2

04/26/08 - EPISODE 10: This week we speak with former Cleveland Brown and athlete activist Dr. Walter Beach III. We also talk with Sports Illustrated's Selena Roberts -- who is about as funny and sharp as they come.

Episode 10 - Segment 1 - During the opening segment of this week's installment of Edge of Sports Radio, we talk about the issue of young children and sports
Episode 10 - Segment 2 - We speak with athlete/activist and Jim Brown confidante Walter Beach III
Episode 10 - Segment 3 - We speak on the state of sports writing with Sports Illustrated's Selena Roberts

04/18/08 - EPISODE 9: A special show. We have live in studio music by Head-Roc, we talk to AOL Sports and ESPN commentator Kevin Blackistone about the way Major League Baseball disrespects the memory of Jackie Robinson

Episode 09 - Segment 1 - Head ROC
Episode 09 - Segment 2 - Kevin BLACKISTONE
Episode 09 - Segment 3 - Ask a Sports Sociologist with Adrian BURGOS

04/12/08 - EPISODE 8: Today we made radio history. We have a live on air performance from hip-hop artist Son of Nun. We interview former NFL player and NFLPA union leader Dave Megyessy, and we continue our segment Ask a Sports Sociologist with Dr. Mary Jo Kane. AND THROUGHOUT THE SHOW, we chart the possible on-air birth of my child.

Episode 08 - Segment 1 - PREGNANT with Expectation and hip hop artist SON OF NUN
Episode 08 - Segment 2 - Interview with former NFL player Dave Meggyesy
Episode 08 - Segment 3 - Ask a Sports Sociologist with Dr. Mary Jo Kane and our closing

04/05/08 - EPISODE 7: Omar. From the Wire. This week we talked with Michael K. Williams on Edge of Sports Radio. We also spoke with Sports on My Mind independent sports writer D.K. Wilson. We were in addition joined by Damian Smith to discuss the new DC stadium boondoggle. And we continued our segment Ask a Sports Sociologist, with Dr. Mary Jo Kane who takes on the question of using "sex" to sell women's sports.

Episode 07 - Segment 1 - Host chat with Damian Smith
Episode 07 - Segment 2 - Interview with Michael K. Williams from the Wire
Episode 07 - Segment 3 - Interview DK Wilson & Ask a Sports Sociologist!

03/29/08 - EPISODE 6: Now this was fun. Jeremiah, me, and Michi B, read some listeners email to further the discussion of Mt. SPORTmore. We also spoke with two first tier athletic rebels: NFL player and the author of The Slave Side of Sunday, Anthony Prior as well as Toni Smith, the basketball player who turned her back to the flag in 2003 in protest to the Iraq war... and more. We also continue our segment, Ask a Sports Sociologist, with 1968 Olympic expert Dr. Doug Hartmann

Episode 06 - Segment 1 - Opening commentary on Mt. Sportmore
Episode 06 - Segment 2 - Interview with former rebel college hoopster Toni Smith
Episode 06 - Segment 3 - Interview with former NFL player and author Anthony Prior and Ask a Sports Sociologist with Dr. Doug Hartmann

03/22/08 - EPISODE 5: As badass an hour as you will find on sports radio. We talked about the China/Tibet/Olympics hypocrisy horror show with political commentator Jay ROUSE. Jay rode shotgun throughout the show as we spoke with former NFL player Courtney Van Buren. We also spoke with Emira Woods from Foreign Policy in Focus about her beef with the NFL, we entered the Lion's Den with Ari B, and we inaugurated a new segment, Ask a Sports Sociologist. This week, the sociologist on the hot seat was Dr. Ben Carrington.

Episode 05 - Segment 1 - Opening commentary on China and Tibet with Jay ROUSE
Episode 05 - Segment 2 - Interview with former NFL Player Courtney VAN BUREN
Episode 05 - Segment 3 - Interview with Emira WOODS, in the Lion's Den with Ari B, and Ask a Sports Sociologist with Dr. Ben CARRINGTON

03/15/08 - EPISODE 4: Just a terrific show. Featuring a discussion of who would be on Mount SPORTmore, interviews with the Wire's Seth GILLIAM, and Washington Post sports columnist Sally JENKINS.

Episode 04 - Segment 1 - Opening commentary with Jeremiah T. and Damian SMITH
Episode 04 - Segment 2 - Interview with the Wire's Seth GILLIAM
Episode 04 - Segment 3 - Interview with Washington Post's Sally JENKINS

03/08/08 - EPISODE 3: Featuring interviews with Rolling Stone journalist, and former Red Army baseball player, Matt TAIBBI, former New York Yankee and author of Ball Four Jim BOUTON, and the Lion's Den with XM Sports Nation War Chief, Ary B.

Episode 03 - Segment 1 - Opening commentary on the retirement Brett FAVRE
Episode 03 - Segment 2 - Interview with Matt TAIBBI
Episode 03 - Segment 3 - Interview with Jim BOUTON and Ari B.

03/01/08 - EPISODE 2: Featuring interviews with Washington Wizards center Etan THOMAS, ESPN's Jemele HILL, and the Lion's Den with XM Sports Nation War Chief, Ary BYKOFSKY.

Episode 02 - Segment 1 - Opener and Jemele HILL
Episode 02 - Segment 2 - Interview with Etan THOMAS
Episode 02 - Segment 3 - Ari BYKOFSKY

02/26/08 - EPISODE 1: Featuring 1968 Olympian Dr. John CARLOS, New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott FUJITA, and the Lion's Den with XM Sports Nation Grand Puba, Ary BYKOFSKY.

Episode 01 - Segment 1 - Opener
Episode 01 - Segment 2 - Interview with Dr. John Carlos
Episode 01 - Segment 3 - Interview with Scott Fujita and commentary from Ari Bykofsky